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Young Adult Fiction
by Sophie Splatt
September 2012, no. 344

Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield

Text Publishing, $19.99 pb, 334 pp, 9781921922701

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Friday Brown is Vikki Wakefield’s second Young Adult novel, following All I Ever Wanted (2011), and although the protagonists of both are essentially facing the same dilemma – how to escape what they consider to be their own unshakeable destinies – I found this one far more rewarding.

 


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Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield

Text Publishing, $19.99 pb, 334 pp, 9781921922701

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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